Door-mat.



y No. 694,554. Patented Mar. 4, |902. c. KUHN.

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(Application med occ, 17, 1901. (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEFicE;

CHARLES KUHN, OF FRUITVALE, CALIFORNIA.

DOOR-MAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,554, dated March 4, 1902. Appiioooion nod ooooboo 17, 1901. soria No. 78.953. cNo model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES KUHN, a citizen of the United States,residin g at Fruitvale, county of Alameda, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Door-Mats; and I' hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to mats for cleaning the feet.

It consists of a frame having a grillwork of interlocking pattern filling the space betweenv the sides and serving as Scrapers to cleanse loose dirt from the feet, and, in conjunction therewith, of a means for attaching the device to a brous or flexible mat of any desired pattern and which is to be subsequently used to complete the cleansing.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of thehmat. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the front part of the device.

In the construction of my mat I have here shown an exterior frame A, having the space between the sides occupied by a grillwork of metal, as at 2, this grillwork being made of an interlocking serpentine or other pattern ot' any desired form, and as this grill stands on edge within the outer frame it serves to cleanse the feet of the larger portion of the dirt which may be carried upon them, this dirt falling through the interstices between the vertically-disposed grill. For the complete cleansing of the feet it is desirable that a librous'or flexible mat of some description be used in conjunction with this preliminary device.

It is the object of my present invention to provide a convenient means for attaching such a mat to the device just described.

As shown in the drawings, a supplemental frame 3 extends from one side of the frame A and has formed upon it upwardly-projecting points, as at 4, adapted to engage the lower surface of the fibrous or flexible mat 5, which is to be connected therewith. The framework 3 may be made of any suitable or desired size or form, depending u'pon the character of the mat with which it is to be connected. As here shown, the extension 3 is fiat, while the sides of the frame A stand upon edge, and when the mat lies upon the fiat' portion 3 its upper surface will be approximately level with or above the upper edges of the frame A. The points 4entering the bottom of the mat serve to hold it in proper relation with the frame A; but in order with one edge against the contiguous edge of the frame A these lever-latches are caused to engage with the mat and retain it in place, in addition to the spurs 4, upon the flat portion of the frame.

The levers 6 are here shown as having the ends extending rearwardly of the pivots and alongside the frame A, and when the mat is to be attached, by lifting the frame ,a little the rear ends of the levers will drop, raising the front pointed ends suiiciently to allow the mat to be brought to place. Then, allowing the yframe to drop, the rear ends of the levers will be pushed upwardly by their contact with the floor, and this will force the points at the front ends downward into the top of the mat. These points thus acting in opposition to the upwardly-projecting points 4 to lock the mats securely to the frame, the greater the pressure upon the top the more firmly the lock is secured. With small mats two of these locking-levers, one at each side of the main frame A, will be suflicient; but where the mats are large it is preferableto make the frame 3 with one or two transverse bars, as at 3a, and the bar of the frame A which is contiguous to the mat may be'made in sections, the ends bent at right angles, as shown at 7, and forming parallel'channels between l which the levers 6 may be introduced intermediate of the ends of the frame. It will be manifest that as many ot these locking-levers may be employed as the size of the mat'requires or warrants.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byIetters Patent, is-

l. A mat comprising a main frame and an intermediate grill of lattice-work with upturned edges, an extension beyond one end of the outer limits of the main frame and disposed in line-with vthe bottom of said main frame, a fibrous iiexible mat having one edge IOO presented toward an outer vertical wall of the main frame and overlying said extension, and means for securing the fibrous mat to said main frame.

2. The combination of a main frame having a grill of lattice-Work filling the space between its inner Walls, a iibrous mat adapted to abut edgewise against an outer Wall of the main frame, a bottom extension beyond the outer Wall of one side of the main frame, and projecting beneath a contiguous portion of the mat, and latches on the main frame and projecting beyond the outer walls thereof, and engaging said mat.

3. The combination in a mat of a rigid frame with a filling of iron lattice having upturned edges, a fiat extension of the bottom from one side of the frame having upturned points, a fibrous and flexible mat having a portion adapted to rest upon said extension and engage with the upturned points, and means carried by the frame to lock the mat thereto.

4E. A mat consisting of a rigid frame having an interior lattice of metal with upturned edges, and a flattened extension of the bottom from one side having upturned points, a fibrous mat having a portion adapted to rest upon said extension and be engaged by said points and a plurality of latches pivotally secured between their ends and carried by the main frame, said latches being adapted to engage and lock the mat to the frame.

5. A mat consisting of a rigid frame having an interior filling of iron lattice with upturned edges, a flat extension exterior to one side of said frame having upturned points, a fibrous mat adapted to rest upon said extension and engage the points, levers pivoted to the rigid frame having downwardly-turned points upon the front end, the rear ends of said levers eX- tending to contact with the floor and force the points into engagement With the upper surface of the mat.

In Witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand.

CHARLES KUHN. Witnesses:

S. H. NoURsE, J EssIE C. BRoDIE. 

